WitnessWatch #2: Who do the top 30 Witnesses vote for?

Which witnesses are voting for the minnows?

Using SteemData and steem-python, WitnessWatch has analyzed every vote cast by the top 30 witnesses on the Steem blockchain. The chart below shows the average reputation of all of the authors that each witness has voted for. The reputations were weighted by the total number of votes each author received.

Note: This is calculated based on each authors current reputation. It is likely that at least some of these authors saw a rise in reputation after being voted on by witnesses, so please do not make the mistake of drawing a definitive causation out of this correlation.

Who Are Your Favorite Witness's Top 5?

For each of the top 30 witnesses, we've calculated the top 5 authors that they vote for. Below you can find the results, with the reputation of each author, and the number of times each witness has voted for their top 5.

As always, the data presented above is meant to allow Steemians to make more informed decisions on the witness votes that they cast. Stay tuned for more data soon! Let us know what data you would like to see! Vote responsibly!

I would like to see reports on the character of witnesses. Not just the top 30
What kind of things do they support ?
How do they make the bulk of their money ?
Do they get involved with witch hunts or promote them in some way
How easily is their loyalty purchased and how much does it cost.
That kind of thing

Hope to see more distributed votes on other steemians who have quality content yet still undervalued or overshadowed by the more widely known authors on this platform. There is a lot to see over the horizon.

Is this data including all upvotes they've made since starting their accounts? At first, I was shocked to see so many witnesses voting for themselves, but if they've just upvoted their own posts (not comments) over a long period of time, the figures don't look so bad.

Hi @penston, great question. Yes, this data includes every vote they've ever cast. There was a time when you automatically upvoted your own post when it was submitted, so some of these votes would have occurred as a result of that.

good data .. this data evokes my passion for the future to try to be more creative so that can be lifted my name like that name .. if try nothing unimportant on your post motivation motivation very good thanks @witnesswatch

@witnesswatch I plan to follow you.
This list says a lot, #1 it is super okay to vote for yourself.
Most all of vote for themselves and hey why not?
Having said that I was surprised not to see my name on the list .. LOL, just kidding no surprise here.
Some of my favorite Steemit members are on your list.
Have a wonderful day :) keep up the good work.
❤️ Resteemed this post of course ..:) Unable to resteem 10 days old..hey at least I saw this.. will follow you